The Dark Side Of Cleopatra: Queen Of Egypt | Portrait Of A Killer | Real Royalty
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- Cleopatra - the most famous woman in history. We know her as a great queen, a beautiful lover and a political schemer. For 2,000 years almost all evidence of her has disappeared - until now.
In one of the world's most exciting finds, archaeologists believe they have discovered the skeleton of her sister, murdered by Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
From Egypt to Turkey, Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings for power. This is the portrait of a killer.
From Elizabeth II to Cleopatra, Real Royalty peels back the curtain to give a glimpse into the lives of some of the most influential families in the world, with new full length documentaries posted every week covering the monarchies of today and all throughout history.
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Could you imagine if Egypt kept it's monarchy? How fascinating it would be... I like to get lost in thought on that.. not a King.. but a Pharaoh with Egyptian blood..
Alone just the inbreeding 🙈
Cleopatra was to marry her BROTHER?!
They had greek blood...
Ancient and modern Egyptians aren't exactly the same people. Ancient Egyptians share more DNA with Mediterranean Europeans and the Near East (the Levant: Jordan, Syria, Israel etc) and modern Egyptians share more African DNA than ancient Egyptians did
Egypt hasn’t had a truly Egyptian pharaoh since before 525 BC when the Persians conquered Egypt. Cleopatra descended from Greeks from the time that Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332bc
The Egyptian monarchy was around until 1925
Pretty sure we could title most rulers at this time as "killers."
But some were worse than others and wiser rulers always knew not to kill unnecessarily; it made ruling harder in the long run.
@@jaymesguy239 obviously today it would be considered unnecessary, but back then I would think it would depend on who you spoke to. Eliminating opposition and using men for political gains and to strengthen her empire, doesn't seem any different than what most male and female rulers did.
Agree. This feels weird to me.
Or any time, including today
U kno!!!
Cleopatra was no different to her male counterparts in the pursuit of power. Historically not uncommon you just have to study the ottoman empire, to see what was necessary to ensure one's own succession to a throne. Ruthless yes killer no! Otherwise every great legend would be labeled as such.
This is sexism. You can see it with many women who were in power. Of course, they were ruthless and cruel and I don't want to downplay this BUT their male counterparts were just the same. They also killed many, killed family members etc. to ensure their power.
The only female emperor of China Wu Zetian is the same. Has a reputation of being ruthless while ignoring that many of China's emperors were just like that. Just because it is a woman it gets way more emphasized
Exactly
I agree. These titles irk me. Every monarch in this time period had people killed
It was called " Job Security " back then ! Tigers eat their young ? Don't wait for daddy tiger to pick up your brother ! Drag his sorry ass over to that big snake ? Waiting for your brother to be thrown off the cliff by the Spartan Priest ? Screw that , bash his head in with a rock and blame it on a Helot ! The fact she did this at 13 years old and knew what tools she would need , in her world as a women , to grab and maintain power , is a testament to those who taught her . Nine different tongues she spoke , but knew how to use her tongue , for her advantage , in a way Vercingetorix could or would not ! She would fit in with the Female English Throne Club ? If they were not cutting heads off , they were burying children in the walls of the Tower ! Way back , Thailand had a real zinger for while , she killed everyone !
She knew eight languages and needed no interpreter to interact with people from all over the Mediterranean. She was the first of her line to learn the Egyptian language which brought her the acceptance of the people. She was an intellectual, a scientist, a warrior, and the last Pharaoh after 3,000 years of rule! Never to be seen again. So interesting and so amazing. She was indeed no different from the male counterparts! They think they found her tomb though! Exciting times!
Her sister was out to kill her to take over her Throne that their father had left Cleopatra. She was a back stabbing traitor to Cleopatra. It wasn't a question of family it was a question of two people going for the same throne, it was a war that Cleopatra won. Her sister would have killed her to sit on the throne. To say Cleo was beautiful despite all images being more plain and we know her to have been on the heavier side also shows you this story is not well researched except by Hollywood standards...how sad to try so hard to make Cleopatra a killer when she was just a ruler who cared for the people of Egypt .
I think is the other way around. Cleopatra was a traitor to their people
Look pretty much any monarch, especially at that time could be labeled as a killer. And, to be fair, Cleopatra's sister actually attempted to steal the thrones from her. What was she supposed to do? Just let her go? If she did, Asinoe would have tried again. Rulers had to eliminate threats to their throne. It doesn't make it right, but back then ruling meant it was kill or be killed.
I really like Neil Oliver, he’s great at documentaries. I’ve been watching him since Two Men in a trench. He makes history come alive . 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I see...this is my first time👍
More of these videos with Neil Oliver please. He always does a good job.
I love the sound of his soothing voice and Scottish accent👍🤭💕
I felt the love of the scientists for arsinoe when he brought out the replica of the skull. ✨💕
What great casting! The actress looks just like Cleopatra's Berlin bust but the actress playing Arsinoe is better-looking.
It's funny how most would describe Cleopatra as beautiful, but one account had described her as plain and ordinary looking, nothing spectacular about her (but it was one of Marc Antony's men who gave that account, so maybe he just hated her lol)
But what I got from this was just a bunch of sibling rivalry, and it paints a portrait of how incredibly coldblooded Cleopatra was, though whether it was a hard decision for her to make or not, none of us will never know.
And perhaps what's even more scary was that Cleopatra was a mother, I shudder to think what she would do if any of her children clashed with her. Ironically by killing her siblings, and deciding to fight against Rome, Cleopatra effectively reassured that her whole line was wiped out.
There are roman busts and Egyptian carvings of her, and yes your right, she is very plain and had a big nose just like they said here, the thumbnail is very close
That’s correct . There is evidence showing she was no beauty . She was very ordinary looking . But people are fascinated with the idea of her being extraordinarily beautiful because it sells a good narrative.
@@alvydar2192 Not just bec it makes a good narrative. Her being beautiful is a way for people to understand how she was able to be involved with powerful men like Cesar and Marc Anthony. A plain looking women makes it less believable
Suppose beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. If you are seduced by someone, somehow you find that person beautiful. Also beauty has its own standards in different times. And different places.
Sapiosexuality is why Cleopatra was irresistible.
im so addicted to this history i belive i was a princess lol lol
Nah
@@diegodecastaller8820 lol lol lol i am
You are my queen
@@shirlainewilliams152 you're a old soul girl and that's different and amazing but if you want to think that you were a princes... Ok
I believe I was Viking
There are alot of great historical tidbits in this version of Cleopatra. Thank you!
* a lot (always 2 words) 🥰✌🌻🦋
Fabulous work of History! Thank you!
Mmmm, this opening is letting Arsinöe way off the hook. They were enemies for a reason, and Arsinöe (acting on the advice of her personal advisor) was the reason.
Roman soldiers: Brave heroes. Egyptian queen: cold blooded, murdering harlot. Got it.. LOL
Spare me 🙄Cant you just enjoy the video?!
Stfu
Wow, what a story! I hope that this will be included in the next Cleo movie! Great production, I'm impressed!
Neil Oliver ! My very favorite ! 🦋 Now you got me hooked .!
Can you imagine how different our history would be if we knew where Cleopatra’s tomb was, and knew if this was really Arsinoë’s remains? I personally think it would be really awesome if we did find Cleopatra’s remains and we could figure out what she really looked like, once and for all, after hearing that she was a true beauty, or that she was super plain, lol.
There are Roman carvings of her, and it was not her looks, she was plain, but used her youth as ceasar was 50s she was so young, and she had a personality and manipulative so that's where the attraction came from. She was known to have the same nose as her sister and they were large but for the time and place was considered good looking, that is not today's standards
I love this guy telling us the history so dramatic 🤣
Have they done DNA on it?
Are relatives alive today?
No no of the ptolomeys or even marc anthony's tomb has never been found
AMAZING how they did that with the skull 💀
The name "Cleopatra" goes back to ancient Macedonia and means "glory of the father" and an equivalent name would be "Patroclus" who in the "Iliad" of Homer is Achilles's boyfriend."Kleopatros" would be the male equivalent of "Cleopatra." The well known Cleopatra probably had zero Egyptian blood in her veins though she seems to have made an effort to learn the language and to follow traditional Egyptian culture.
How would you or anyone know if she had any Egyptian blood or not? There's no written record of her ancestry found as of today. And records about her life were written hundreds of years after her death. So to say in a definitive manner that she had zero Egyptian blood is your opinion, not a fact. As long as her family was in Egypt there is more of a chance that she did have some mixture of ancestry, than there is that she didn't.
Cleopatra was Greek. You can get a good idea of what the Greeks in Egypt looked like from the many funeral portraits.
these documentaries keep contradicting each other regarding her appearance. i thought it was known that Cleopatra was of Macedonian descent and was more European looking. Many different cultures long to claim her, i wish we could know once and for all.
Her ancestors are Greek... Ptolemaic
There is an ancient depiction of her that makes her look quite ugly, at least to modern standards.
@@kathleennorton6108 The coin from her time is that way. Homely with a large pointed. sharp nose.
@@MorningGlory62 Maybe she was jealous of her sister, if her sister was actually good looking.
@@MorningGlory62 I put a link to the coin, but it is eraced.
She certainly doesn't look African on the coin.
I’m really happy that I came across this wonderful history channel !!
I have an older sister too. I can sometimes feel for Cleo in that respect.
The Oedipal Complex is lethal when played out politically, and Sibling Rivalry is often the most toxic syndrome of all.
@@jaymesguy239 my sister can best be described as not as smart as me and not as pretty. You may now add Q.E.D. to the end of your statement.
My 6 years younger sister, who looks just like me, also pursued a close friend (Kind of a boyfriend, we dated off and on in high school and college) we had been sort of an item for over 10 years.
I moved to germany for a few years, in that time my sister looked him up. Hung out with him and his rommates (high school buddies) at his house. One night, shortly after arriving, she disappeared.
He found her, in his bed, naked.
What happened after that I'll never know for sure.
He told me nothing.... but, who knows.
My sister called me the next day (she didn't know my friend had told me what she did) and said "wouldn't it be funny if he was your brother-in-law one of these days?"
....what a @#$%
We are no longer in contact.
Not because of him - but because everything is a competition to her with me. She can't just be a sister or a friend.
My sister pimped out my younger sister and I to adult men when we were children. I was seven. She belongs in prison.
I haven’t said it publicly before. But now it’s out there.
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When Assassin's Creed does a better job at depicting history accurately
Even though assasins creed is fiction origins really made me more interested about the old kingom of egypt i really have done a lot of research
Neil os my champion!! Would love to meet him one day!
God Bless this Accent
A Greek playing Egyptian screws Rome....TWICE!!!
Ha!
OMG I could listen to this accent for hours 💗
To Julius ceaser wasn't a killer?
Herod the great wasn't a killer?
Mark Anthony and Octavian weren't killers?
i want a film about Cleopatra with the actress playing Cleopatra in this documentary OMG
I could listen to a Great Scottish accent all day, I’ll listen to him teach anything.
I really enjoy you videos but the ‘background’ music is too loud.
I agree with you
Love the acent
Cool!
Music and sound effects are good but too damn loud
0:37 that the same acta diurna dude from “Rome” on hbo? 👏
Had to have...sounds exactly the same.
Oh, for sure!!!
This history stuff is interesting but weird at the same time. How does somebody get exiled out of the family and then because they sleep with somebody else. That now they portrayed the family 🤔.
Interesting and enjoyable
Poor children…
Since so many in the comments are complaining what Egyptians look like in the past just look at todays Egyptians, they resemble and are the decedent of Ancient Egyptians, for example China has been conquered by the Mongols, Japanese, British. Greece has been conquered by the Persians, Romans, Ottomans. Native Americans like Apaches, Cherokees, an other tribes have been conquered by the Spanish, French, British, but todays Chinese, Greeks, Native Americans still are descendents an resemble thier ancestors in the past, Egypt is just one of many countries that has been conquered an mixed races in the past but todays Egyptians still resemble an are descendents of Ancient Egyptians, an all the countries I just said eventually won their independence.
Its pretty obvious you don't have a opened mind an don't have much culture
@William Cotton Like I said you don't have a opened mind, you do realize when I said resemble it doesn't mean literal, I guess I gotta tell you the definition of resemble cause you don't know (have qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common, or seem like) you do also realize in Egypt they still speak the Ancient Coptic language that there ancestors spoke, although Egyptian culture today is predominantly Arab and Arabic launguage is spoken in Egypt also, genetics as well as cultural identity show that modern Egyptians are descendents of Ancient Egyptians, that's a few reasons why I said resemble, an of course every country has mixed races with others, but they still resemble either a lot or a little with there ancestors, I guess to people that aren't so judgmental like you would understand, an you wanna talk about Brazil ok I could do that, in Brazil there is over 300 Native tribes that still live the Amazon like the Tikuna tribe for example that still live there native ways an speak there indigenous language like there Ancestors, tribes in just Brazil cover 690 territories, they resemble there ancestors, also in South Africa there's still the Bantu Natives that still live there an speak their native language an they resemble their ancestors, also in Australia there's the Native Aboriginals that still live in Australia, they still speak their native language an resemble there ancestors, you should read more an stop pointing the finger so much maybe you could learn to be more opened minded.
@William Cotton I said Resemble not literal dang even when I specifically explain it to you an give you the definition of resemble you still don't understand my goodness you really are something else, anyways I like to interact with people that are down to Earth an not so insecure like you so go take your judgemental personality somewhere else im out.
Oh how I love Scottish accent 🙂
A Portrait of a killer Dude we're all killers deep down !
I really like the guy who went to the tomb in summer but , why lantern ?
Why isn't Cleopatra mentioned as a Queen in the Bible? Could you tell me why wicked Egypt believed I owe them?
There were several Cleopatras. Which one was this one?
The seventh
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Who was the actress who played Cleopatra?
She might have been a murderss but you have to admire her for the way she died. She went with style and choice a death befitting a queen. Compared to our royals who have nervous break down for silly pathetic reasons are always in the news for publicity but she was worthy of being a queen despite her weakness.
Music is to loud. I’m having a hard time hear them when they are talking
I've been to Egypt, she looks like her people, ancient native artwork depicts her this way, c'mon now.
Ephesus was a Greek City in antiquity
They build up suspense like in a bollywood drama
The Queen of Egypt your out of my 💜
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They're reeeeeaaaallly reaching with this "evidence". It wouldn't even stand up in court today.
Arsenoe was cleopatras half sister.
Arsinoe was 22-27 when she died, not a juvenile. The body was aged 15-18 years.
Good point.
Carbon dating can’t be that accurate at least not down to a 4 year difference, they prolly just underestimated her age because she’s so small
@@joshblahh2423 carbon dating doesn't tell you the age of the person. They were using skeletal markers which don't rely on size. Certain bones fuse at certain ages and the younger the body the more accurate the result.
31:56 I hate to break it to you but sorry dude that's NOT a diagram of a tomb BUT SOMEONE CARVED OUT SOME GRAFFITI OF UHMMMM... SOMETHING ELSE 😆🤣🤣😆🤣
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To act as if Cleopatra completely manipulated Cesar and her siblings being murdered while battling for control was unusually cruel is all wrong. She had no power when she went to Cesar. He was in his 50’s, already married, already fought and conquered many places, he was educated, world travelled, and experienced. She was educated but she was young and doing what she thought was right and what she felt she had to do to survive. Rome wanted Egypt. And he wanted another beautiful young woman.
Siblings killing siblings, children killing parents, adults killing children to gain power had been going on for THOUSANDS of years before Cleopatra and continued for a millennium plus several centuries after her
All monarchies are evil except that of England- as per this channel
Cleo, in this video, has such a strong jawline as to look masculine.
Rome created a smear campaign against her from day one because she was a powerful and incredible woman who played a mans game on them, Purely a game of chess to save her country at any cost.That is what a QUEEN DOES because shes the mother of her counrty and the prtotector and chief priestess of the temple of Isis , and hopefully strengthen Egypt so maybe hopefully it could kick romes ass and once again be mighty ,,,
this is pure trash and part of the slur against her memory,,and the idea that a QUEEN would ever commit suicide is another slur against her no NO QUEEN and chief priestess would ever commit suicide and lose her eternal life , in such a manner not with the training and edjucation she had would she ever humiliate her memory and country in that way , pure Roman slander,,
all big rules in the past kild ppl it whas the normal way back then
Cleopatra Was Not a beautiful woman. There are images on coins to prove as much. However, she must have been a very special woman to have be-deviled and beguiled two of the most powerful men in Roman History.
Well incest was a big thing for royals back then
Beauty has changed over time. What was considered beautiful than is ugly now etc.
@@CountesssBathory - she was hooked nosed and plain...she killed her brothers which was standard for the time .....
*Her intelligence and personality covers up for her beauty....*
@William Cotton So..... she was truly beautiful?
Wow great job so interesting, recently I watched documentaries about mummies and evidence and archeological facts says Africans were the first and far more ancient people practicing the mummified bodies. Now watching this saying Cleopatra have an African blood ...amazing world.😊
could you please give the names of the documentaries? 🙏🏻
@@anekrutova6735 search the tittle Scientific proof that ancient Egyptians was Black Mystery of the Black Mummy by Truth History.
Duh?
so cleopatra is criminal queen killings her seeblings for the sake of throne GOD will give u hard time in the last day so sad ur my fav queen but i hare ur did to ur seeblings.
Oh plz, other male rulers were killers too. You have to know whole story.
@@percyweasley9301 Corruption runs everywhere almost a recurring theme in humanity
Could'nt get past the dramatic music. It's like I'm watching an action movie. I'm all for making things 'flashy' but this is so cringeworthy.
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They kill me. The paint on those old hyroglyphs is still brown. Imagine how dark it was brand new.... Plus the braids... But let me watch.
Your creepy
@Heroic One well can you 🤷🏽♀️. Why would the Most High create people devoid of melanin, and place them in Africa thousands of years ago. Doesn’t make sense 🤷🏽♀️
@ROB H8U if you believe what they teach you in school your not very educated all school is is white washed history
@ROB H8U they said Jesus was white too 😭
Roman occupied egypt would have never allowed a black pharo at the throne and anyone could have braids
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Love the fat guy. What's his name? Great actor.
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Come again !!! If you didn't have a scull, how did you made one ?!? Your thoughts and theories are rubish !!!
Very Hollywood, over done
Why you are cruelty before the time of CLEOPATRA. You just sinners wicked..
Eysh, the Father did not build a Pyramid...Do you still believe in children stories ???
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Cleopatra is Virgin Mary(Mother of JESUS AND MARY MAGDALENA)
I’am the only,pure reincarnation of Cleopatra VII)
From Hungary.
Mary=Pristess
Truth is coming!
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The narrator’s accent 👀💦👅
What’s with the white washed thumbnail?
Cleopatra was white tho.
@@neshtosi2116 no she wasn’t
@@squidysquid9687 She literary portrayed herself that way.She's Greek and comes from a long line of Greeks who practiced incest.Pickup a history book sometime.
@@neshtosi2116 she didn’t but okay, she was Persian and Greek ( there’s been debates that she could be black but no hard evidence so hard and it seems more likely her ancestry is the other ones mentioned bc she ruled in the time of the Ptolemy dynasty, during this time Greeks imperials ruled if the region) but had to play the part of being an Egyptian goddess on earth, so how she portrayed herself self was Egyptian (and being a goddess) but yah she wasn’t white
@@neshtosi2116 and Greek is an ethnicity were cultural ties matter more than skin color, this was especially so for the time and culturally she considers herself Egyptian, I suppose she could of had fare skin but it’s unlikely considering the region she ruled over
I don't like the Story, of Egyptian's
This whole documentary, is a MID LIFE CRISIS, fantasy of old Italian guys.. lol
Scottish is too distinct a regional accent for a documentary for the broader market, especially when the subject is Egypt and the reenactment actors are using RP English. If the foremost Egyptologist is Scottish, you need to tell us, that'll make sense, but in voiceover the accent is too non-standard to be easily understood. It becomes a character in the story, one that doesn't quite fit.
She was "black"
I think she was a person of color
Her ancestors were Greek...Ptolemaic Dynasty
No she was greek.
She was half Syrian, half Greek. The previous 6 generations were inbreeding between a Ptolemy and a Syrian Princess also named Cleopatra
@AndreaLuise Ca. Are you ok? It looks like you are having a stroke.
@AndreaLuise Ca. Delusion.Art of the time and before portrayed plenty if people who were white including Cleopatra.What do you think Rome was -black ?!
Y'all loss credibility when y'all depicted her as a white woman.
Cleopatra was of Greek ancestry.....Ptolemaic.
Cleopatra was Greek in heritage. She would’ve roughly Carried the features of Greek people today
Chance are she had light skin as her whole family was Macedonian, European area of Greece
Bam!🙌
She's Greek.